Articles
are listed in alphabetical order by state within each category, so you can
easily scan through the articles for those within your state or other states in
which you have an interest. International articles are at the end. The
categories are: Abuse and Neglect, Accidents involving People with
Disabilities, Laws & Legislation, and Improved Supports.

This week’s collection of
articles has, sadly, the usual array of articles. Check the categories below
for a guide. The categories are indicated by type, and the number of the
article:

1.“Phoenix Police:
Wheelchair-bound man has ear bitten off.” A man confined to a wheelchair was
knocked out of his wheelchair and had his ear bitten off, police say.
---abc15.com, July 6 (Arizona) https://is.gd/BTw2KZ

2.“Man killed in stabbing at group
home.” A man has died after he was stabbed at a men's group home in Central
Fresno. Police were called to the home, in the area of College and Cortland,
before 3:30 p.m. ---kmph.com, July 2 (California) https://is.gd/HD7Kne

3.“State investigating group home
after claims of neglect.” he owner of a group home was not arrested but
sheriff's investigators said they sent five felony counts of neglect to the
state attorney, who will decide whether to prosecute. ---wesh.com, July 6
(Florida) https://is.gd/gAq8ZH

4.“Texts show couple conspired to
kill 5-year-old with special needs, police say.” An Indiana woman and her
boyfriend are accused of conspiring to kill her 5-year-old son last November.
---palmbeachpost.com, June 30 (Indiana) https://is.gd/2yV5oR

5.“Woman charged with neglect of a
dependent.” Franklin County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to 10021 St.
Peters Road after receiving a 911 call on the evening of Monday, July 3, of a
female juvenile walking onto someone’s property. ---batesvilleheraldtribune.com,
July 6 (Indiana) https://is.gd/LlzRzj

6.“Woman pleads guilty to drug,
elder abuse charges.” A woman has pleaded guilty to possessing heroin and
neglect of two elderly people for whom she was responsible were found by
investigators after she overdosed in early February. ---news-sentinel.com, July
6 (Indiana) https://is.gd/Gv0uok

7.“Investigation: Cedar Rapids
school held girl in closet for crying.” The Cedar Rapids school district has
admitted Pierce Elementary School staff held a third-grade girl in an
unauthorized seclusion room not for being physically aggressive — as the law
allows — but because she wouldn’t stop crying. ---thegazette.com, July 2 (Iowa)
https://is.gd/R7ZQiw

8.“Police: Group home resident
charged with attempted murder.” Police say a group home resident in Kentucky was
plotting to escape by drugging and stabbing a caregiver, but confessed before
she could carry out the plan. ---washingtontimes.com, July 5 (Kentucky) https://is.gd/Wl0lzJ

9.“Three months later, the state
finally has records it sought about 9-year-old’s handcuffing at school.” After
three months, five requests and a formal warning, Friends of King Schools has
finally provided state officials with most policies and documentation related to
a March incident in which a security guard handcuffed a nine-year-old student at
one of its schools. ---thelensnola.org, July 5 (Louisiana) https://is.gd/N3NxdU

10.“Woodbury woman charged with
misuse of vulnerable adult's income.” A Woodbury woman faces three felony
charges of financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Sandra Marjorie
Petersen is accused of failure to pay thousands of dollars in home care bills
for a dementia patient, whose Social Security income she receives to pay for
full-time nursing care, according to a Washington County criminal complaint
filed March 21. ---woodburybulletin.com, June 30 (Minnesota) https://is.gd/F0P55C

11.“Vandals target vehicles used by
adults with special needs.” Seven vans were vandalized outside the Warren County
Production Services Unlimited on Columbus Avenue Wednesday. ---fox19.com, July 5
(Ohio)
https://is.gd/7FbyIi

12.“Drug-addled relatives accused
of kidnapping 11-year-old boy with Asperger’s Syndrome and authorities realize
he had been living in a feces-filled home: police.” Police have arrested two
suspects, after a search for a missing South Carolina boy ended with his safe
return on Monday night, according to WHNS.
---crimeonline.com, July 4 (South Carolina) https://goo.gl/ZyykJw

13.“Amistad asking for help finding
intellectually-disabled man.” Amistad is asking for the public’s help in finding
a missing man with “intellectual disabilities” who walked away from a group home
early Saturday morning, said the group in a statement. ---kfoxtv.com, July 1
(Texas) https://is.gd/mzR3ln

14.“Former officer due back in
court on child porn charges.” A former reserve officer for the Bryan Police
Department is back in court this week after being indicted on 57 counts of child
pornography. ---kbtx.com, July 3 (Texas) https://is.gd/C4Uynt

15.“Trump’s remarks hurts those
with disabilities, too.” When the US president hurls an attack like “low IQ,
Crazy Mika. . .” he is harming Americans who happen to experience disabilities.
Ableism, discrimination based on perceived abilities, is very real. ---fosters.com,
June 29 https://is.gd/K5HdWx

ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

16.“Man in wheelchair fatally struck by vehicle in unincorporated McHenry.” A
man in a wheelchair was fatally struck by a vehicle Saturday afternoon in
unincorporated northwest suburban McHenry. ---fox32chicago.com, July 3
(Illinois) https://is.gd/kMEGZS

17.“North Side hit-and-run injures
woman in wheelchair.” San Antonio police are searching for the driver of a black
vehicle that struck a woman in an electronic wheelchair and fled. ---mysanantonio.com,
July 4 (Texas) https://is.gd/5kq67m

LAWS AND LEGISLATION

18.“People with disabilities are
staging protests in senators’ offices all over the country.” President Donald
Trump called the Republicans’ health care plan “mean.” Disability advocates have another word for it: deadly. ---vox.com, July
6 https://is.gd/9ZBsWq

19.“Inmate suicide shaped court
order on Alabama prison care.” If any one witness led to a sweeping court order
demanding that Alabama improve psychiatric care in state prisons, it was Jamie
Wallace. ---enewscourier.com, July 1 (Alabama) https://is.gd/FyeE93

20.“Despite recommendation for
leniency, judge gives Fairbanks man with low IQ max sentence for burglary.” A
Fairbanks man with an IQ of 69 was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday
for stealing two generators and other items from a neighbor’s garage last
winter. ---newsminer.com, July 6 (Alaska) https://is.gd/Bvr4lI

22.“California school leaders fear
GOP cuts to Medicaid could harm special education.” California education
officials are sounding the alarm over Congressional Republicans' proposed health
care overhaul bills, saying changes to Medicaid could leave the state or school
districts scrambling to pay for critical special education services they don't
have the option of cutting. ---scpr.org, July 3 (California) https://is.gd/gDMgRm

23.“Fight for disability rights,
propelled nationally by ADAPT, was born decades ago in Denver.” In the early
morning of Wednesday, July 5, 1978, protesters waited for an RTD bus. It rolled
up to a stop at Broadway and Colfax Avenue, one of the busiest intersections in
the state. ---denverpost.com, July 4 (Colorado) https://is.gd/VpBqvh

24.“SB1124 vs. SB1: Which is Best
for Funding Illinois Education?” A Democrat-backed solution to Illinois’ broken
education funding model is now facing Republican response in the form of a
second Senate bill aiming to fix the nation’s least equitable funding formula.
---chicagotonight.wttw.com, June 30 (Illinois) https://is.gd/VbhlXO

25.“ACLU of Iowa wants changes to
state rules on seclusion rooms.” The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa is
fighting for changes to state regulations regarding public schools’ use of
padded isolation rooms and physical restraints. ---kcci.com, June 30 (Iowa)
https://is.gd/8wz2bI

26.“Greitens signs Missouri budget,
allows cuts to nursing care for 8,000 people.” Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens will
withhold $251 million in spending to make Missouri’s budget work, and he vetoed
a bill meant to prevent budget cuts to in-home care for elderly and disabled
Missourians. ---kansascity.com, June 30 (Missouri) https://is.gd/wkL87e

27.“'Trumpcare' could hurt special
education in N.J.; Back N.J. officer against 'baseless' accusations.” Every day,
Medicaid helps many thousands of children with disabilities get the special
education services they need. ---nj.com, July 6 (New Jersey) https://is.gd/koKzRw

28.“Trenton failed to provide
required services to deaf students, report finds.” The city’s special education
failures have spilled over to another district. ---trentonian.com, July 3 (New
Jersey) https://is.gd/n7DS3p

29.“What's at risk if Medicaid is
scaled back under health bill?” Craig Donatelli is one of seven young men, all
with Down syndrome, who live together in a seven-bedroom house in Eggertsville.
The house offers a safe place where Craig and the others can live as
independently as possible in the community, the goal of people with a
developmental disability, as well as their parents. ---buffalonews.com, July 3
(New York) https://is.gd/ePpv0s

30.“Sale of YDC may go through.”
The state might sell the Youngstown Developmental Center to the Mahoning County
Mental Health and Recovery Board for $1. ---tribtoday.com, July 4 (Ohio) https://is.gd/ZBwFtd

31.“Columbus undocumented immigrant
faces deportation, worries about Autistic son.” A Columbus woman who says she
was brought into the United States illegally as a child faces deportation after
trying to renew her work permit. ---ledger-enquirer.com, July 3 (Ohio) https://is.gd/YKYYPY

32.“Politics and math: how Oregon
lawmakers closed a $1.8 billion budget gap.” Five months ago, when lawmakers
convened at the Capitol, financial predictions were dire. Top budget writers
warned that without new taxes to close a $1.8 billion budget gap, hundreds of
thousands of people would be kicked off Medicaid, class sizes and child welfare
caseloads would spike, and teachers could be laid off. ---oregonlive.com, July 2
(Oregon) https://is.gd/Ftmd0D

33.“SRC to vote Thursday on
downsized proposal for new special education program.” Advocates say it is an
improvement, but they still have concerns. ---thenotebook.org, July 5
(Pennsylvania) https://is.gd/KudM63

34.“Gov. Wolf gets $32B Pa. budget
package, awaits plan to pay for it.” A budget package that sends more money to
Pennsylvania’s schools and services for the intellectually disabled while making
big savings bets went to the governor’s desk Friday without what some lawmakers
called the hardest part: figuring out how to pay for it. ---delcotimes.com, June
30 (Pennsylvania) https://is.gd/oCALxZ

35.“Special education families,
school leaders concerned about future of Medicaid reimbursements.” Amy Trail’s
son Noah has severe autism and epilepsy. Every week, he gets behavioral, speech,
occupational and physical therapy. More help comes from home aides who work for
the family. ---roanoke.com, July 1 (Virginia) https://is.gd/yTT7lK

37.“D.C. to Offer Bonuses to Get
Wheelchair-Accessible Taxis on The Road.” City regulators are trying cold hard
cash in their latest attempt to get wheelchair-accessible taxis on the roads.
About one-third of the city’s wheelchair-accessible vehicles sit unused in taxi
company lots, despite demands from advocates. ---wamu.org, July 3 (Washington
DC) https://is.gd/qZbPYE

38.“Travis Alert Law will benefit
people with special needs and disabilities.” A local family in Wapato have
changed the way 9-1-1 responders assist people with special needs. Police
officers and Firefighters will now be required to get special training to know
how to deal with those who have any type of disability. ---kimatv.com, June 29
(Washington) https://is.gd/RdxvV4

39.“How disability rights activists
plan to take down the GOP health care bill.” Dawn Russell spent two nights
camped out with nine other people in a small room in Sen. Cory Gardner's office.
On Thursday evening, after their 60-hour sit-in, Russell and her fellow
activists were removed from the office and arrested. ---mashable.com, June 30
(Washington DC) https://is.gd/gmYOxB

IMPROVED SUPPORTS

40.“We Need More Doctors with
Disabilities.” One-fifth of all Americans have a disability, but less than 1
percent of doctors do. That’s slowly starting to change—to the benefit of
medicine and patients. ---slate.com, July 5 https://is.gd/Wpmtgs

41.“How Kerry Washington is
Empowering Women to Fight Financial Abuse.” Growing up my mother (a financial
planner) instilled in me the importance, especially as a woman, of financial
independence; she wanted me to be able to support myself no matter what life
brought. ---forbes.com, July 6 https://is.gd/OuTdl5

42.“Doing Good: Bost Inc. Helps
Arkansans with Disabilities Afford Housing.” Bost Incorporated helps those with
disabilities in Western Arkansas to find the opportunities they deserve. Thanks
to a new facility in Rogers, the folks the organization serves have a place to
live that offers a high degree of independence. ---nwahomepage.com, July 3
(Arkansas) https://is.gd/1mL2mA

43.“Reseda school helps students
with special needs learn life skills.” Miller Career and Transition Center in
Reseda isn’t a typical grade school. For one thing, the students — also called
interns — are between 18 and 22 years old. ---dailynews.com, July 2 (California)
https://is.gd/IyA5yO

44.“Birth-To-Three Specialists
Placed In Doctor's Offices To Spot Developmental Delays In Children.”
Specialists from a proven program — Birth-to-Three — are being placed in two
pediatric offices to test whether developmental delays in children can be
spotted and addressed more quickly, especially for children of color, who are
often diagnosed far later than white children. --- courant.com, July 3
(Connecticut) https://is.gd/bq6mzu

45.“Class prepares drivers with
autism for traffic stops.” Sheriff’s deputies and a hospital’s occupational
therapists in a Chicago suburb have launched the first of what they hope will be
a series of classes to prepare drivers with developmental disorders for traffic
stops. ---washingtontimes.com, July 2 (Illinois) https://is.gd/nVdsuZ

46. “Special education plan links
parents, teachers.” Parents of children with special needs often feel frustrated
by their school systems, but Mary Murray’s special education model asks parents
and teachers to unite as students. ---toledoblade.com, July 1 (Kentucky) https://is.gd/rm8eFg

47.“Baton Rouge nonprofit pushes
for progress for deaf community.” A Baton Rouge-based nonprofit is making a push
to pass a new bill next year, that would benefit children who are deaf and hard
of hearing. ---katc.com, July 3 (Louisiana) https://is.gd/NVZOZX

48.“Fund group homes so Maine
doesn’t abandon people with disabilities.” When it comes to helping people with
disabilities in Maine, the state has long been leaving them behind. ---bangordailynews.com,
July 1 (Maine) https://is.gd/ai5VFc

49.“Changes in policies may ease
group home runaway problem.” Policy changes have been made for three group homes
in the city struggling with runaway residents that are sapping police resources.
---eagletribune.com, July 2 (Massachusetts) https://is.gd/FetQNk

50.“Kids on the Go offers programs
for special-needs students, siblings, parents.” Kids on the Go is teeing up for
summer with a variety of programming, beginning the week of July 10. From a
multidisciplinary camp and social skills group to bike riding and art therapy, a
variety of activities is available for students ages 3 to 14 with special needs
during summer. ---grossepointenews.com, July 6 (Michigan) https://is.gd/5osbZy

52.“Greenway Considers Backing Out
of Special Education Coop.” The Independent School District (ISD) 316 school
board approved a number of contracts during its regular board meeting on
Wednesday, June 28, an act which left the board impressed with the current
administration. ---grandrapidsmn.com, July 1 (Minnesota) https://is.gd/vzLDZ9

53.“'Swim Team' for autistic kids
makes splash in documentary.” Every dive into the pool is a victory for Michael
McQuay. ---abcnews.go.com, June 30 (New Jersey) https://is.gd/vGqlqb

54.“Warnings over Snapchat map
which can track the exact movements of vulnerable children and adults.”
Cleveland Police are issuing a warning to parents and Snapchat users about a new
feature, which could be 'live streaming' the exact movements of children and
vulnerable people to complete strangers. ---itv.com, July 6 (Ohio) https://is.gd/Ec43fh

55.“Norwood aims to reduce stress
of police encounters for people with autism, Alzheimer's disease.” From lights
and sirens to loud radios, encounters with police can be distressing for people
with autism spectrum disorders and Alzheimer's disease. ---wcpo.com, July 3
(Ohio) https://is.gd/MC3LQr

56.“Report Shows Slight Improvement
in Employment Rate For People With Disabilities.”
Recently released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows small
improvements in the employment rate for people with disabilities in 2016. ---wpr.org,
July 4 (Wisconsin) https://is.gd/Hjh1m4

INTERNATIONAL

57.“United Nations Calls for Royal
Commission into Disability Violence.” The United Nations is the latest to join a
national chorus calling for the Australian government to introduce a royal
commission into violence and abuse against people with disability. ---probonoaustralia.com.au,
July 3 https://is.gd/Uo1z3y

58.“Lifestyle Solutions:
Accusations of sexual abuse at national disability provider.” A Queensland
mother has called for national disability provider Lifestyle Solutions to be
closed down after it reinstated a carer accused of abusing her intellectually
disabled daughter. ---abc.net.au, July 4 (Australia) https://is.gd/C4Uynt

59.“Victoria's new child abuse laws
target online offending and reverse onus of proof.” New laws have been
introduced in Victoria to help protect children from abuse, holding religious,
childcare, government and community organisations to account and modernising
child abuse material laws. ---theguardian.com, July 1 (Australia) https://is.gd/4lsJsH

60.“Over 16,000 Australian children
prescribed antipsychotics, PBS data shows.” A mufti day at school, knee-length
shorts and a teenage taunt triggered Kalei's first panic attack. In hindsight,
it is easy to see the warning signs. At the time, Kalei's mum Kim* thought it
was just teenage angst. ---smh.com.au, July 3 (Australia) https://is.gd/BtVhXw

61.“Hoop Dreams: Wheelchair
Basketball Is Changing Lives In Afghanistan.” When he was 10, a war injury put
him in a wheelchair. His spine was permanently damaged. He was so depressed
there were days he refused to get out of bed. ---npr.org-July 2 (Afghanistan)
https://is.gd/Nfzw14

62.“New Calgary taxi service for
special needs customers.” A new Calgary cab service dedicated to individuals
with special needs was announced Sunday. Calgary City Cabs will offer
specialized service by dedicating an entire fleet of accessible vans and drivers
to cater to people with special needs. ---globalnews.ca, July 2 (Canada) https://is.gd/jhWxwk

63.“Care Home Worker Caught Hitting
Dementia Patient 11 Times in Video .” A Canadian home care worker was caught
punching an 89-year-old man with Alzheimer’s lying in his bed at the facility.
---theepochtimes.com, July 5 (Canada) https://is.gd/taVz2X

64.“Man held for raping mentally
challenged girl.” A 16-year-old mentally-challenged girl became pregnant after
she was allegedly raped by a 26-year-old man in Kothrud area in March, police
said today. ---outlookindia.com, June 30 (India) https://is.gd/FN2jBQ

65.“Disability rights groups reject
GST.” Several disability rights organisations held a protest at Jantar Mantar on
Friday demanding a rollback of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). ---nyoooz.com,
July 1(India) https://is.gd/Tz4fJf

66.“Changing Our Perception of
Intelligence: We Can All Learn From This Village of People We Shun.” This army
of misfits are the superheroes we should all seek to be. ---thebetterindia.com,
June 30 (India) https://is.gd/25Brot

67.“Vulnerable woman must stay in
‘inappropriate’ psychiatric unit.” A vulnerable intellectually disabled young
woman must remain inappropriately detained in an acute psychiatric unit because
a suitable alternative has yet to be found for her, the High
Court has heard. ---irishtimes.com, July 3 (Ireland) https://is.gd/0U02mA

68.“Minister directs ‘all avenues’
be examined over care of disabled woman.” Minister of State for Disabilities
Finian McGrath has directed that “all avenues are explored” to find a solution
for an intellectually disabled woman being cared for by her mother, who suffers
from dementia. ---irishtimes.com, July 1 (Ireland) https://is.gd/uB8cKk

69.“'It can be the difference
between life and death': Familes fear for deaf children without special smoke
alarms.” Families with deaf children say they fear lives are being put at risk
because they cannot get funding to pay for special smoke alarms. ---radionz.co.nz,
July 4 (New Zealand) https://is.gd/nfaiy3

70.“Doctors reveal secure units for
intellectually disabled in crisis.” Senior psychiatrists have detailed
widespread problems, including assaults and violence, in secure units for
intellectually disabled people who have committed crimes. ---radionz.co.nz, July
6 (New Zealand) https://is.gd/8wVOC4

71.“Woman with Down syndrome
becomes zumba instructor “ One extra chromosome did not stop Clari Lehmkuhl from
achieving her dream of becoming a Zumba instructor. ---khaleejtimes.com, July 5
(South Africa) https://is.gd/0d7T6D

72.“Parents with learning
disabilities need help to keep children.” There are, however, an ­estimated 5000
parents with learning disabilities in ­Scotland and they have an additional
worry, ­living with the fear that their baby will be taken into care. ---scotsman.com,
July 4 (Scotland) https://is.gd/VgG8AQ

73.“Police: Man robbed woman in
wheelchair for money at an ATM in New Britain.” Police are looking for a man
who they said robbed a woman in a wheelchair for money while she was withdrawing
money from an ATM Friday morning. ---fox61.com, June 30 (UK) https://is.gd/fiq2Fd

74.“Quadruple amputee Corinne
Hutton trains for a triathlon.” A mother who lost her hands and feet in 2013
after a cough turned into a near-fatal bout of septicaemia is set to attempt her
first triathlon. ---thetimes.co.uk, July 3 (UK) https://is.gd/V1vxXP

75.“UK charity seeks funds to
challenge use of painful restraints on children.” Some 200 of the most
vulnerable children in England and Wales are held in secure children’s homes.
The law prohibits staff from using pain-inducing restraint on
children inside the homes. ---opendemocracy.net, July 4 (UK) https://is.gd/XjgUno

76.“Mentally ill woman died in cell
after monitoring was reduced, inquest hears.” A vulnerable and seriously
mentally ill woman had her supervision reduced and was unable to access her
anti-psychotic medication before she died in Holloway Prison, an inquest has
heard. ---theguardian.com, July 4 (UK) https://is.gd/3Lf97Y

77.“Fires disproportionately kill
vulnerable people, and Grenfell is no different.” Anyone following the tragic
events surrounding the Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June will have been struck by
the calls for justice made by the survivors as well as by many other groups in
society. ---opendemocracy.net, July 4 (UK) https://is.gd/R0PNI5

78.“Susan Boyle Explains Why She’s
Chosen To ‘Forgive’ The Local Youths Who Targeted Her.”
Susan Boyle has said she is holding off contacting the authorities, after
being targeted by a gang of teenagers in her local area. ---huffingtonpost.co.uk,
July 6 (UK) https://is.gd/mNYcEm

79.“Family of autistic British man
missing in Australia appeals for help.” An extensive search has been launched
after a British man went missing while on holiday in Australia with his parents.
---telegraph.co.uk, July 5 (UK) https://is.gd/v4KVtK

81.“How We’re Navigating Summer
With Special Needs Kids Who Thrive On Structure.” Ah summer, there’s nothing
better. We’re talking flip flops, sunglasses, bike rides, hanging by the pool,
staying up late, catching fire flies, hanging out with friends, and then
sleeping until we wake up the next morning. ---babble.com, July 1 https://is.gd/9Hukva

82.“Blind kayaker braves New
River’s vaunted rapids.“ Lonnie Bedwell did it, and he didn’t even need to wear
a blindfold. Bedwell, 52, has been stone blind since a hunting accident claimed
his sight 20 years ago. wvgazettemail.com, July 2 (Colorado) https://is.gd/BrXeOY

84.“South Bend hero officer speaks
out after saving five-year-old child with autism from St. Joseph River.”
Michiana is calling him a hero. Officer Reid Spitaels of the South Bend Police
Department risked his own life Friday night by jumping into the St. Joseph River
at Howard Park, saving a five-year-old boy with autism who was drowning. ---wndu.com,
July 1 (Indiana) https://is.gd/EBJkUg

85.“This man proposed to 2 sisters
at once — for a touching reason.” “I wanted to include Hannah in the proposal in
case she may not get to experience that,” Seaton, 25, told TODAY. “Hannah is a
big part of our relationship and I already consider her a sister.” ---today.com,
June 30 (Indiana) https://is.gd/vdpYFe

86.“Bookmobile stop caters to
autistic children in Iowa City.” The bright lights and hubbub of the Iowa City
Public Library can be sensory overload for Eleanor Froh, a tall, 5-year-old girl
who loves sidewalk chalk and Thomas the Tank Engine. ---thegazette.com, July 4
(Iowa) https://is.gd/zsw2qy

87.“New Documentary Follows Team of
Autistic Swimmers.” Swim Team is a documentary about a group of children who
ultimately defy all odds. They are the ones who society has said don’t belong
and will never achieve their biggest dreams. ---sikids.com, June 30 (New Jersey)
https://is.gd/9dTa0O

88.“N.Y. dad running from Minnesota
to Louisiana with son in wheelchair.” Every morning for nearly a year, Shaun
Evans has risen at 4 a.m. to run on his treadmill. ---startribune.com, July 3
(New York) https://is.gd/jv1S8m

89.“Beloved Lowe’s greeter gets his
new wheelchair; $27,000 raised by community.” The York County community is
rallying around a beloved store greeter who they say is like family.
---abc27.com, July 1 (Pennsylvania) https://is.gd/rm8eFg

90.“New Film ‘Breathe’ Depicts Life
of Disability Advocate Robin Cavendish.” On Thursday, the trailer was released
for upcoming movie “Breathe,” tapped to open the BFI London Film Festival in
October. ---themighty.com, June 30 (UK) https://is.gd/hvRTyR

91.“Sensory garden helps residents
with disabilities.” An outdoor garden that stimulates the senses for people with
intellectual and developmental disabilities has sprouted in Shoreham. ---newsday.com,
July 3 (UK) https://is.gd/WGT42v

92.“Disability rights group
criticizes casting of Alec Baldwin as blind character.” The film Blind finds the
actor portraying a blind novelist, earning the ire of the Ruderman Family
Foundation, a prominent disability organization. ---theguardian.com, July 5 (UK)
https://is.gd/qKrzDy